Finance Business Partner

Finance Business Partner

About the Role:

MPA Recruitment, on behalf of one of Northern Irelands Emergency Services, is seeking applications for Finance Business Partners (PO4) across three key areas:

• Core Finance (Maternity Cover)
• PeacePlus Programme
• Digital, Data & Technology Transformation

These are excellent opportunities for qualified accountants to play a key role in delivering high-quality financial management, governance, and strategic support within a large public sector organisation.

You will work closely with senior leadership teams, providing expert financial advice, supporting decision-making, and ensuring strong financial control, compliance, and value for money across your assigned area.

Role Focus Areas:

Core Finance (Maternity Cover)

• Provide strategic financial advice across business cases, budget management, and governance.
• Support directorates with forecasting, reporting, and financial planning.

PeacePlus Programme

• Support a high-profile cross-border emergency services initiative.
• Work across sites (Lisburn & Cookstown) to maximise financial performance of a world-class training facility.
• Contribute to programmes focused on interoperability, emergency response, and shared services.

Digital, Data & Technology

• Play a key role in delivering major digital transformation projects, including finance systems and operational platforms.
• Provide financial oversight and support for innovation and system implementation.

Key Responsibilities:

As a Finance Business Partner, you will be responsible for:

Financial Management & Business Partnering

• Delivering a full financial management service to assigned Directorates.
• Providing strategic financial advice to senior management teams.
• Leading on budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial reporting.
• Supporting business cases, scenario planning, and long term financial strategies.

Governance & Compliance

• Ensuring financial governance, regularity, and compliance with public sector guidance.
• Supporting risk management and identifying financial implications of key decisions.
• Ensuring adherence to Managing Public Money NI and organisational policies.

Analysis & Reporting

• Producing high quality, data driven insights to support decision making.
• Monitoring KPIs and financial performance.
• Supporting responses to external information requests (e.g. FOI, Departmental queries).

Stakeholder Engagement

• Building strong relationships with Directors, budget holders, and external stakeholders.
• Providing training and guidance to improve financial awareness across Directorates.

Continuous Improvement

• Supporting the development of finance systems, processes, and reporting tools.
• Contributing to organisational transformation and efficiency initiatives.

What We're Looking For:

Essential Criteria
Applicants must be able to demonstrate:

• Fully qualified accountant and current membership of one of the following:
  • ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA, ICAI, ICAS, ICAEW or CPA Ireland
• Minimum 2 years' experience providing management accounting and financial analysis services to senior management.
• Strong analytical skills with experience interpreting and presenting financial data.
• Advanced IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines with strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Full UK driving licence or access to transport to meet the needs of the role.

Important: Candidates must be able to provide evidence of their professional accountancy qualification (including award date).

Desirable

• Experience working in the public sector.
• Experience supporting large scale programmes or transformation projects.
• Experience working with complex datasets or financial systems.

Additional Information:

• Roles available across three specialist areas (Core, PeacePlus, Digital).
• Travel may be required depending on the post.
• Candidates may be assigned based on experience and organisational need.

What we can offer you:

• Weekly pay
• Holiday pay
• 24/7 support from our dedicated recruitment consultants
• Opportunity to work on high profile public sector programmes
• Exposure to strategic finance, transformation, and cross border initiatives

Why Apply?

• Play a key role in shaping financial strategy within a leading emergency service organisation
• Work on impactful programmes including digital transformation and cross border collaboration
• Develop your experience in senior level business partnering and public sector finance
• Join a professional, forward thinking finance team
  

MPA Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer.